On April 7th, we reported to you that the Department of Labor issued new Q&As, two of which (Nos. 31 & 33) state that employers

The IRS and the Department of Labor both provided additional guidance on the application of the new emergency leave laws. The IRS significantly limited the circumstances in which childcare leave can be taken and explained what documentation will be required to substantiate the various emergency leaves.

The IRS and the Department of Labor both provided additional guidance on the application of the new emergency leave laws. The IRS significantly limited the circumstances in which childcare leave can be taken and explained what documentation will be required to substantiate the various emergency leaves.

The Department of Labor is not sleeping. Over the weekend, they issued updated Q&As for the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act and Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act after just issuing updated Q&As Thursday night.

On March 25, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the required employer posters to inform employees of the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the FMLA expansion. The applicable poster for your workplace (one for federal employers, one for other employers) should be posted in the usual places; and, for employers with employees teleworking on a temporary or regular basis, should be distributed my e-mail, mail, or company intranet or employee website.

Questions and answers regarding COVID-19 employment requirement; Families First Coronavirus Response Act

COVID-19 employment requirements; Families First Coronavirus Response Act signed into law. The Act includes two employment related components: (1) the Emergency Family and Medical Expansion Leave Act and (2) the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act.

On June 10, 2019, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Clarke-Figures Equal Pay Act (HB 225), which becomes effective on September 1, 2019.